With a line-up drawing to near completion, UK’s most celebrated
pop-punk festival is delighted to add The Gospel Youth, Ocean Grove,
Vukovi, Area 11, Sylar, Homebound, Casey and Makeout to the incredible
2017 bill. These incredible acts are set to perform on the new
Breakout Stage, curated by Rock Sound Magazine at this year’s Slam
Dunk Festival. Keep an eye on the Rock Sound socials for your chance
to play the festival!

Hailing from Brighton, treasured quartet The Gospel Youth are made
from of members of past British pop-punk bands, poignant lyrics,
driving guitars, all led by the soaring vocals. Recently signed to
Rise Records and set to release a new album later this year, The
Gospel Youth are certainly ones to watch. Also appearing on the
Breakout Stage are Australian nu-metallers Ocean Grove. Armed with
heavy bass and influenced by the presence of electronic producer,
Running Touch, Ocean Grove are set to breath life into nu-metal as the
leading light for a new generation. Experimental Scottish rockers
Vukovi, whorecently won hearts the hearts of many with the release of
their blistering self-titled debut album will also be joining this
exciting wave of new acts.

On their return to the festival, The Gospel Youth, says;
“This year’s Slam Dunk line up is full of bands that helped shape
us all musically. We're so excited to play along side them, and a
load of other friends this year! Also Just finished recording our
debut LP, so we're pumped to get back into playing some shows."

Set to cause a storm at this year’s Slam Dunk Festival is Area 11.
The energetic pop-punk band charted on both the UK Rock Chart and UK
Album Chart last summer following the release of their album ‘Modern
Synthesis’, making for an incredible show over the May Bank Holiday.
Hopeless Records gang Sylar are armed with heavy melodies and solid
rock riffs as they appear alongside explosive pop-punk outfit
Homebound.

In addition to these astounding acts, Casey and Makeout are destined
to make their own memories on the new Breakout stage with their debut
Slam Dunk Festival performances. Recently releasing the video for
their noisy and enigmatic single, ‘Little Bird’, the South Wales
troupe are bound to draw a crowd straight to the Breakout stage. In
their debut UK show, Makeout are bringing their are a unique blend of
fast paced music, catchy choruses and punchy bridges to Slam Dunk
Festival 2017.

On their debut performance, Area 11 bassist Kogie says;
"As a band we're fairly new to the festival game so as you can
imagine we're beyond excited to be playing Slam Dunk - one of the
best Rock festivals in the UK. Not to mention that the line up is
insane! Really looking forward to sharing a stage with so many other
great bands"

Offering an unparalleled display of pop-punk movers and shakers across
8 stages, Slam Dunk Festival is set to celebrate all things
alternative as it welcomes incredible one-off anniversary performances
from blistering headliners Enter Shikari, debut albums in full with
American pop-rockers Cute Is What We Aim For and We The Kings, a
special reunion performance from Madina Lake and the final-ever shows
from We Are The Ocean. Whether you’re at Birmingham on May 27th,
Leeds on May 28th or Hatfield on May 29th, Slam Dunk Festival 2017
will be the ultimate alternative party of the summer.

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